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Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:January 21, 2004

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*News and Events U.S. and Philippines Join Forces on Sustainable Energy Projects International Builders Show Showcases Energy-Efficient Homes Companies Examine New Ways to Keep Buildings Cool Manhattan Skyscraper Owner Makes Large Green Power Purchase BPA Draws on Hydropower to Make Wind Energy More Attractive Altamont Wind Plants Sued for Failing to Prevent Bird Deaths *Energy Connections 2003 and 2002 Tied as Second-Warmest Years on Record ———————————————————————- NEWS AND EVENTS ———————————————————————-U.S. and Philippines Join Forces on Sustainable Energy ProjectsU.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and Philippine Secretary of Energy Vincente Perez signed a memorandum of understanding on January 13th to strengthen the Sustainable Energy Development Program between the two countries and to promote the use of cleaner-burning fuels in vehicles. The Sustainable Energy Development Program is a $5 million project sponsored by DOE, the Philippines Department of Energy, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It includes efforts to develop a renewable energy bill for the Philippines and to expand the use of cleaner alternative fuels such as natural gas.While in the Philippines, Secretary Abraham also participated in a “Lights On” ceremony for the Alliance for Mindanao Off-Grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) Program. By December, the AMORE program aims to bring […]

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Nanotechnology: Best Prospect for a Sustainable Future?

Not only is present technology exhausting its resource base while polluting the environment, it is also ludicrously inefficient and almost gratuitously dirty. No law of nature demands that things must be done this way, states Stephen Gillett in Nanotechnology for Clean Energy and Resources.The solution is nanotechnology, according to Gillett. “It offers the only prospect of providing something like a sustainable First World standard of living for the entire world. This is the most critical near-term application of nanotechnology.” Nanotechnology is the study and manipulatioin of objects that are measured in nanometers (nm). One nanometer is a billionth of a meter, or a millionth of a millimeter. By manipulating atoms at this level we can emulate biological processes, creating a sea change in how we create energy and products. Imagine, for example, molecule-sized solar cells mixed into road pavement. A few hundred square miles of solar nanocells in sunny pavement could generate enough energy for the entire country. Futurist Glen Hiemstra sees Nanobots, with fingers 50,000 times as thin as human hair, manipulating atoms in an oil spill to render it harmless. Atoms bonded together in a specific fashion create a machine that converts water to hydrogen with the use […]

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